File contains a print copy of Ontario Historical Society Records, Volume XLIX Number 4. This issue includes information about the “Family Compact”; Gilbert Purdy, a pioneer jack-of-all-trades; John Galt's Canadian Novels; A Wedding Trip of 1854; the Diary of Mahlon Burwell; and reports and news about the historical society.
File contains a print copy of Ontario Historical Society Records, Volume L Number 3. This issue includes information about Samuel Bealy Harrison, a political reformer; the Midewiwin, Ontario's first Medical Society; History of Froomefield, Moore Township; The War of 1812; Horse Thieves, Pirates and Witches; and minutes from the annual meeting.
File contains manuscript probate documents relating to the estate of Henry Le Vesiconte [Levisconte], Captain in the Royal Navy and later gentleman farmer, and a manuscript last will and testament of Sarah Le Vesiconte, widow of Henry Le Vesiconte, 1856. Also contains a typescript excerpts from the Diary of Captain Le Visconte recounting his voyage to Belleville from England and describing conditions in Belleville upon his arrival in 1835.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the settlement of Madoc in 1830 and its development in association with the agricultural and mining industry.
File contains a manuscript letter from A.D. Allen, Marlbank, Ontario to P.J. M. Anderson of Belleville concerning a land assessment in Marlbank in 1902. Also contains three undated newspaper clippings [ca. 1960s?] concerning social gatherings in Marlbank.
File contains a photocopied typescript history of Mayo Township from 1858-ca. 1964 by Marjorie Slater, McArthur's Mill, Ontario. Also contains a printed brochure ca. 1960s, of YMCA Camp Wangoma near McArthur's Mills, Mayo Township.
File contains newspaper clipping printed from 1957 to 1959, regarding historic sites in Belleville such as a new steam mill being announced in 1837 and the O'Hara Mill near Madoc. There are also articles about historical times and what life was like, such as Christmas in 1830, developments in transportation, the gold rush, etc.
File contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings from 1968-1969 about Hastings County activities such as: the County Welfare system, education, year-end surplus, assessments, and increased grant for a rural fairs.
File contains communications from 1865 discussing sending copies of the Hastings County Council Directory to every council in Upper Canada, to the United States, and Europe, and the Office of Immigration. The 1868 communications discuss the inclusion of mineral resource locations and maps.
File contains various newspaper clippings about Huntingdon council elections from 1956-157. There are articles about the Moira River Conservation Authority from 1960 and an article from the same year about two Marlbank homes and hotel damaged by fire. There are also articles from 1961 about increased attendance to the Tweed fair, and council activities in Tyendinaga and Tweed.
File contains letters of request from G.E. Boyce in 1966, seeking pictures to be included in a book “Historic Hastings”. There is also a newspaper clipping about the book being published in 1967 and a photo of G.E. Boyce signing a copy.
File contains photocopied printed excerpts from the Hastings Directory 1864-1865 and 1889 providing descriptions of Madoc village and lists of landholders by occupation.
File contains printed announcements and booklets concerning the opening of O'Hara's Mill Conservation Area in July 1957, the restoration of the property and the official opening of the pioneer house in July 1969. Also contains several newspaper clippings regarding the restoration of the pioneer home.
